Closing the Gap in Healthcare

09/14/2026

09/13/2026

09/06/2026

Making Health Make Sense
Often, patients don't take the recommendations given by their healthcare provider. This behavior is called patient inertia. Often, providers don't give patients appropriate information. This behavior is called clinical inertia.
When the two overlap, health outcomes are very poor.
Yesterday at the Making Health Make Sense Barbershop Talk, we discussed both phenomena. Tjbmd,DHl

09/06/2026

Making Health Make Sense
Yesterday's Barbershop Talk was very successful. It was reported that a young black man had an apparent stroke while we were discussing the risk factors that lead to early strokes and heart attacks in young black men.
I can't make this up.
On a more positive note, our barbershop talk was very successful. I dispelled a lot of myths and untruths.
Our culture was definitely in the room, which led to a great Barbershop Talk around a plortha of health issues important to Black Men. We laughed a lot.
If you smoke, drink too much, v**e, and use drugs, a stroke or heart attack is in your future.
Making Health Make Sense

03/12/2026

02/04/2026

Making Health Make Sense
Being aware of cancer screening is as important as taking your blood pressure medication daily. This morning on CBS Morning News, a discussion sponsored by Pfizer addressed this very subject. It was a good discussion as it pointed out the importance of early screening of breast, cervical, colon, and prostate cancer.
Four awareness points I want to highlight for African-Americans.
1) Early symptoms must be paid attention to regardless of guidelines
2) Family knowledge is essential; it's information you need to know if it's available.
3) Black men need to start at age 40 instead of 50. This recommendation are questioned, but I start screening black men 10 years early, regardless of history, symptoms, or family history.
4) Please get a primary care physician you can talk to.
Have a good and healthy day.
MAKING HEALTH MAKE SENSE, TJBMD

08/26/2025

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08/24/2025

Dr.Bell's Health-eTip for 08/24/2025 -

OUR MISSION is to decrease health disparities and increase the health literacy of African Americans and the underserved communities in America.

08/06/2025

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